08RS House Bill 400

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Last Action	recommitted to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to presidential elections.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	1360
Sponsor	R. Palumbo
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 118 to set forth the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote; create Article I to allow any state and D.C. to be a member of the agreement; create Article II to provide that member states shall conduct a statewide popular vote for election of President and Vice President; create Article III to specify the manner of appointing presidential electors in member states; create Article IV to provide that the compact shall take effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes enact the agreement and allow a state to withdraw from the agreement; create Article V to set forth definitions of the compact.
Index Headings of Original Version	Constitution, U.S. - Presidential election by national popular vote, compact for Elections and Voting - Presidential election by national popular vote, compact for Interstate Cooperation - Presidential election by national popular vote, compact for United States - Presidential election by national popular vote, compact for

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01/29/08	introduced in House
01/30/08	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
02/07/08	posted in committee
03/11/08	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/12/08	2nd reading, to Rules
03/18/08	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 19, 2008
03/27/08	recommitted to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)